The master returned to the castle, and the lights in the room went out. They went out even before the lights in all other rooms of the castle.
But Xia Zuo and Senmu both knew that the master was not asleep.
Xia Zuo stood under the night sky, looking up at the master's darkened window, unable to tear his gaze away for a long time.
The events of the afternoon had already been reported by the online media. Although he sent people to extinguish the fire in time, the initial news still got out. He saw it, saw Shi Nian leaning in Tang Yanqing's arms, the two of them facing the gentleman alone.
The gentleman stood alone, isolated in front of those two, under the gaze of the media, without anyone by his side, without anyone to support him. At that moment, Xia Zuo's heart was wracked with pain.
It was the shame of being a servant, accompanying the master for so many years, but failing to be by the master's side at such a critical time, failing to protect the gentleman.
